What's a good redemption rate for Homewood Suites?
May 10, 2021, 8:11 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: HSV
Programs: Silver MileagePlus, Diamond Hilton
Posts: 672
What's a good redemption rate for Homewood Suites?
My family and I are visiting family in Princeton, NJ this summer.
Homewood Suites has 1 bedroom suites with 2 queens for $139 rate plus tax for 4 nights. ($637 total)
Points are 38,000 points nights so 152k points total. Is that good redemption rate for this type of property. I currently have 250k points.
Homewood Suites has 1 bedroom suites with 2 queens for $139 rate plus tax for 4 nights. ($637 total)
Points are 38,000 points nights so 152k points total. Is that good redemption rate for this type of property. I currently have 250k points.
May 10, 2021, 8:20 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
Programs: BA Gold (ex-GGL, maybe future Silver), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,197
0.5c/point would be $760, and that'd be the rate you can routinely buy/replenish the points at in a sale - so it makes sense to use points if you can get >0.5c.
With that in mind, I'd probably pay cash - but if you qualify for "fifth night free" (silver or above, and a standard redemption rate) then that might swing me to pay with points, as your return on points would improve.
With that in mind, I'd probably pay cash - but if you qualify for "fifth night free" (silver or above, and a standard redemption rate) then that might swing me to pay with points, as your return on points would improve.
May 10, 2021, 9:04 am
#3
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Gulf Coast
Programs: Hilton Honors Lifetime Diamond; National Car Rental Executive Elite
Posts: 2,319
My family and I are visiting family in Princeton, NJ this summer.
Homewood Suites has 1 bedroom suites with 2 queens for $139 rate plus tax for 4 nights. ($637 total)
Points are 38,000 points nights so 152k points total. Is that good redemption rate for this type of property. I currently have 250k points.
Homewood Suites has 1 bedroom suites with 2 queens for $139 rate plus tax for 4 nights. ($637 total)
Points are 38,000 points nights so 152k points total. Is that good redemption rate for this type of property. I currently have 250k points.
May 10, 2021, 10:01 am
#4
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Barcelona, London, on a plane
Programs: BA Silver, TK E+, AA PP, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 13,041
0.42 cents per point. Not great, but more or less the going rate for anything other than 5th night free awards or peak dates at a price-capped hotel.
May 11, 2021, 7:08 am
#5
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: KEWR
Programs: UA 1K, HH Diamond, SPG/Marriott Gold, Hyatt Plat, National Exec, GE/Nexus
Posts: 501
I'm very familiar with the Princeton area. There shouldn't be any resort fees. If you could stay an extra night - could be worth using points as you get the 5th night free. Otherwise for 4 nights at that room rate I'd just pay cash if it were me.